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Movie Memories: Growing Up Scarlett

Today’s submission comes courtesy of the ever-lovely Carley, headmistress of the venerable Kitty Packard Pictorial! In her post, Carley has taken the concept of “movie memories” to new heights, painting a touching portrait of the ways in which she and her mother communicate through classic films–in particular the seminal classic Gone With the Wind. In the process, Carley brilliantly lays out a series of “life lessons” imparted to her through years of watching Scarlett O’Hara’s antics onscreen.

Carley is an editorial associate for a Los Angeles-based film magazine. She has been running her classic movie blog, The Kitty Packard Pictorial, since 2008, and appeared on a Turner Classic Movies podcast in 2011 and a TCM Film Festival passholder segment in 2012. She also tweets about classic Hollywood and her abiding love for Daniel Day-Lewis at @MissCarley.